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December 31, 2009
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Kolb blog picture EDITOR'S BLOG
Artist Kathleen Kolb

In the winter 2007 issue of Northern Woodlands, Adelaide Tyrol profiled artist Kathleen Kolb, a fine painter who chronicles the logging industry in New England. The painting that we published, called Starting the Skidder,depicts a log landing on a winter morning. The scene evokes...
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Owl Tyrol illustration THE OUTSIDE STORY
To Hear Songbirds in Winter, Try a Little 'Spishing'

When nature calls, a birdwatcher should consider spishing in the woods. Nature calling, in this case, is the unmusical peeps, chips, tweets and whits of songbirds in winter. Lacking the imperative to breed, even our most melodious songbirds rarely sing when the days are brief and cold...
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What in the Woods contest image WHAT IN THE WOODS IS THAT?
Our Weekly Guessing Game!


Reader Karen Jackson was loading her woodstove when this piece of bark fell off a log. The underside was covered in lacy designs. What caused these patterns?

Each week we run a photo of something unusual found in the woods. Guess what it is and you'll be eligible to win a copy of The Outside Story, a paperback collection of our Outside Story newspaper columns. A prize winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries. The correct answer, and the winner's name, will appear in next week's column.


View the full image and enter this week's contest

This week's contest deadline is 5:00pm, Wednesday, January 6th.
What in Woods Contest image Last Week's Contest Answer

Congratulations to our winner, Christina Roy of Rutland, VT! We had 3 correct answers. Christina receives a copy of our book, The Outside Story.

A trapper in southern Vermont submitted this photo showing the tanned pelts of three Northeastern mammals. From left to right, what are they?


NW Answer: fisher, opossum, coyote.
 
The give away for the fisher is its size and the length of its fur - much larger than a mink, longer guard hairs than an otter. The small red tag affixed to its hind foot was also a clue. Vermont trappers must report fishers to their local game warden, and a permanent tag is affixed to each pelt. The opossum fur is recognizable by its distinctive dirty-white coloration. The red coyote is the curveball of the group. As a general rule, coyotes are husky colored, but they can skew blond, or, like this one, very red. While the guard hairs are red fox colored, the husky tail and darker underfur indicates coyote.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010!
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Thank you for a wonderful year. May we all enjoy the magic of the Northern Forest in the years ahead.

 
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